CPC A61F 2/70 (2013.01) [A61F 2/588 (2013.01); A61F 2/78 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5016 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5072 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6836 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6845 (2013.01); A61F 2002/701 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7862 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A prosthesis system comprising:
a body harness configured to be connected to a first body part; and
a prosthesis device configured to be connected to a second body part, where the first body part is different than the second body part, the prosthesis device comprising:
a movable component;
a motor;
a tensioning element which is fastened to the body harness and which drives the movable component of the prosthesis device when a tensile force is applied by movement of the first body part relative to the second body part;
a sensor device assigned to the tensioning element to detect the tensile force applied by the first body part to the tensioning element and to activate the motor, the motor operable to apply tension in the tensioning element to move or to assist movement of the movable component.
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